Bhutan vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$1593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1015
$3677
🏠 One person rent
$124
$797
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1505
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$572
$753
💸 GDP per capita
$3704
$9191
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
72.2
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
18
🌐 English speaking %
75%
2%
🎓 Higher education
1
1
😀 Quality of life
47
27
🏙️ Population
787K
6.12M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($388) is 76% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1593). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 30th for Turkmenistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bhutan compared to 0.5 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 87th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bhutan Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$6.92
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$6.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.7
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$227
$1477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$1311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$8.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$690
$6589

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$387
115K
Paro
$455
2.36K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1616
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1554
256K
Dasoguz
$1572
227K
Mary
$1531
126K
Anau
$1583
29.6K
Baherden
$1578
24.7K